Cummins – Engine Workshop Technician Apprenticeship

Cummins Inc. is recruiting an Engine Workshop Technician Apprentice for its Service team in the Distribution Business Segment. The role combines workshop support, repair and maintenance work, and technical training.

Location note: The vacancy is categorised under Free State, while its description names “Vereening, New Vaal Mine”. Check the precise reporting site and travel requirements with Cummins during the application process.

At a glance

What the apprenticeship involves

The apprentice will support Cummins’ engine workshop and develop practical service skills. The vacancy describes learning repair procedures and Standard Repair Times while assisting with basic maintenance, diagnostics and equipment care.

The advert does not specify the apprenticeship’s length, a named trade qualification, a training provider or a guaranteed trade-test outcome. Applicants can ask Cummins about the training pathway if shortlisted.

Main duties

• Assist with general workshop operations.
• Clean, inspect and disassemble equipment and components.
• Learn Cummins repair procedures and Standard Repair Times.
• Carry out basic repairs and maintenance within the role’s training and supervision.
• Help diagnose faults, use appropriate equipment and software, and validate completed repairs.
• Complete work records and timesheets accurately.
• Keep tools and workshop equipment clean and in working order.
• Complete training aligned with technical and business requirements.
• Follow health, safety and environmental procedures and report incidents or concerns.

Education requirements

The advert lists a National Senior Certificate (Grade 12 / Matric) together with Nated technical study. It describes these certificate profiles:

• N6 Mechanical Engineering: four passed subjects from Mathematics, Mechanotechnics, Mechanical Drawing and Design, Power Machines, Fluid Mechanics, Physics, Strength of Materials and Supervisory Management.
• N2 or N3 Engineering Studies: Mathematics, Engineering Science, Engineering Drawing, and Diesel Trade Theory or Motor Trade Theory.

Qualification wording: The listing presents the N6 and N2/N3 certificates in separate lines without clearly saying whether they are alternative routes or whether both are expected. Check the application questions or confirm with Cummins if your qualification matches only one of these profiles.

Driver’s licence and local preference

A valid driver’s licence is required. Cummins also asks for an active driver with recent, regular driving experience who can travel independently when the role requires it.

Suitably qualified candidates from local host communities may receive preference where a project agreement, client requirement, licence condition or similar commitment calls for it. The advert does not describe local residence as a universal eligibility rule.

Work location and arrangement

The careers URL places this vacancy in Free State, but the body of the advert describes the location as “Vereening, New Vaal Mine”. Confirm the exact workshop or mine site before arranging transport or relocation.

Cummins labels the role “on-site with flexibility”. This is a hands-on workshop apprenticeship; the listing does not give a remote-work schedule. The application system describes the schedule as full time.

Pay and programme terms

The vacancy does not publish a stipend or salary amount. It also does not state the programme duration, number of openings, start date, detailed benefits or a promise of permanent employment after training. Ask for these terms before accepting an offer.

Documents to prepare

• An updated CV showing your mechanical or engineering interests and any practical experience.
• Your Grade 12 / NSC certificate or results.
• Your relevant N6 or N2/N3 certificate and subject results.
• Your valid driver’s licence details.
• Additional documents requested by the Cummins application form.

The advert does not specify that copies must be certified or that a cover letter is compulsory. Follow the requirements shown in the live application form. For CV and application help, visit our Learnership Resources and Guides.

Application checklist

• Check the exact title and job identification 2439424.
• Compare your technical certificate and passed subjects with the listed profiles.
• Make your driver’s licence and driving experience clear on the application.
• Check that you can travel to the confirmed reporting site.
• Give accurate details of workshop, mechanical, electrical or diagnostic experience.
• Review your cellphone number, email address and uploaded documents.
• Submit before the time shown on Cummins’ application page.

About Cummins

Cummins is a global power technology company whose products include engines, power-generation systems and related components. This apprenticeship sits in its service and distribution operations. Learn more on the official Cummins website.

Scam warning

Apply through Cummins’ official careers listing and confirm that the job identification is 2439424. Cummins states that it does not ask candidates to pay money during application, recruitment or onboarding.

• Do not pay for an application, interview, training place or promised appointment.
• Do not share banking PINs, passwords or one-time PINs.
• Be cautious of messages asking you to submit identity documents outside the official recruitment process.
• Check the vacancy on Cummins’ careers site before following a link sent by a third party.

How this opportunity was verified

We checked the official Cummins listing for Engine Workshop Technician – Apprentice, Cummins’ application page for job identification 2439424, and the employer-posted job description. The application page displayed 10 October 2026 at 5:00 PM as the “Apply Before” time.

The vacancy text lists Free State and “Vereening, New Vaal Mine” in different places. It also does not clearly explain the relationship between the N6 and N2/N3 certificate profiles. Applicants should confirm those points with Cummins. Read about our checks on the How We Verify Listings page.

How to apply

1. Open the official Cummins vacancy using the button below.
2. Confirm the title, job identification 2439424 and location details.
3. Read the complete requirements and select Apply.
4. Sign in or create a candidate account if prompted.
5. Enter your education, subjects, driver’s licence and experience accurately.
6. Upload the documents requested by the application system.
7. Review and submit before the displayed deadline.

Application closing date

Cummins’ application page displays “Apply Before 10 October 2026, 5:00 PM”. The time zone is not stated in the searchable listing, so submit earlier where possible and follow the live portal’s deadline.